E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- October 16, 2015

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Headline Scan
Fantasy Sports: Socializing Betting
Half a Dorsey May Mean Trouble for IPO-Bound Square
Salesforce Investors Applaud European Startup Plans

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Today's Story Highlights

Fantasy Sports: Socializing Betting
It passes through the channels of federal laws, spills across state
lines and even bleeds into the protected realm of college sports. The
multibillion-dollar industry that is fantasy sports has stood up to
legal challenges so far, but the surging sector still battles problems
with perception and faces questions about its future. Allegations of
insider trading recently aren't the only issue.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82618.html

Half a Dorsey May Mean Trouble for IPO-Bound Square
Square on Wednesday announced that it had registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for its long-expected initial public offering. A
startup that specializes in electronic payments, Square has been
operating in the red. It plans to raise up to $275 million in its IPO,
it disclosed in its SEC filing. However, market conditions currently are
not considered very favorable for IPOs.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82613.html

Salesforce Investors Applaud European Startup Plans
Shares of Salesforce were up Thursday as it gained momentum from
investors cheering on its plans to invest $100 million into European
startup firms. The company on Tuesday announced that its Salesforce
Ventures unit had allocated $100 million to fund startups in the
European market and improve customer service in the region. Salesforce
already has partnerships with a number of European firms.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82617.html

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